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City engineer urges staff hires and consultant use as $6M DRI, $13M project and Crane Street bridge loom
Summary
Schenectady’s city engineer described staffing shortfalls in engineering, proposed an assistant city engineer and a stormwater control officer, and warned the department will be busy next year with DRI and large capital projects; councilors pressed for succession planning.
City Engineer Chris told the budget workshop the engineering department is understaffed for the workload expected in the coming year and recommended a new assistant city engineer role plus a stormwater control officer to handle reporting, inspections and MS4 stormwater compliance.
Chris said hiring a junior professional engineer is challenging because the city cannot always offer the design experience needed for a professional engineer…
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